PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ahiga Otaktay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otaktay comes into the arena with ISIS - THE TOWER blaring out of the sound system. Bryant has chosen Killing in the name as his entrance music. Martin Bryant acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Otaktay
vs
Bryant

169 cm
31
140 lbs
30 - 9 - 0

167 cm
28
140 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Unique Wear and Custom Design

Brute
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ahiga Otaktay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otaktay throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bryant fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bryant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Otaktay was well out of range. Poor timing from Bryant.
Bryant cracks Otaktay with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Otaktay throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bryant stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bryant throws a hook to the side of Otaktay's head but Otaktay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Otaktay scores with a hook.
Otaktay tries to close the distance and clinch but Bryant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bryant comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Otaktay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bryant takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bryant misses the jab.
Nice takedown defense from Otaktay. No joy for Bryant on that attempt.
Otaktay lands with a right hand.
Bryant throws a leg kick
and Otaktay counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otaktay takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bryant misses with a low kick as Otaktay jumps back.
Bryant on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Otaktay. Otaktay obviously looking to wear him down.
Otaktay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bryant manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant lands with a right hand.
Bryant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Otaktay.
Bryant misses with a body shot.
Bryant throws a leg kick but Otaktay sees it coming and moves out of range.
Otaktay throws a series of punches but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant ducks under a wild hook from Otaktay.
Bryant throws a right hand that Otaktay ducks under and follows up with a left that Otaktay also avoids with ease.
Otaktay slips under a jab.
Martin Bryant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryant takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A bone on bone clash there as Otaktay blocks the leg kick.
Otaktay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bryant's head backwards.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bryant checks a leg kick.
Bryant is looking to slow Otaktay down with leg kicks.

Otaktay gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Otaktay unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bryant lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Otaktay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Otaktay blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bryant breaks the clinch.
Bryant avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryant lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bryant misses with a body shot.
Otaktay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bryant connects with a solid leg kick.
Otaktay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bryant will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Otaktay buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Otaktay looks for the body kick but Bryant saw that one coming.
Otaktay walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bryant checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bryant misses with an uppercut. Otaktay saw that one coming.
Otaktay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bryant.
Bryant avoids a kick to the body.
Otaktay checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otaktay manages to avoid it.
Otaktay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Otaktay misses with a low kick.
Bryant cracks Otaktay with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Otaktay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bryant moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Otaktay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Otaktay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bryant misses with a leg kick.
Otaktay tries to clinch up.
Otaktay throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bryant lands with a shot to the body.
Bryant throws a chopping leg kick but Otaktay manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bryant cracks Otaktay with an open hand slap.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Otaktay.
A big right from Bryant misses.
Bryant throws a right and a left that Otaktay avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay misses with a low kick as Bryant jumps back.
Otaktay throws a body punch but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Otaktay fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bryant.
Bryant lands a slapping body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Otaktay misses with the combination.
Otaktay is looking to clinch but Bryant is avoiding it.
Otaktay scores with a nice body kick.
Otaktay shoots for a double leg takedown but Bryant sprawls well. He's pushed Otaktay's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Otaktay throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Otaktay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Otaktay swinging wildly here.
Bryant throws out a loose jab but Otaktay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Otaktay is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ahiga Otaktay will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bryant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bryant avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bryant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Otaktay was well out of range. Poor timing from Bryant.
Otaktay on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Otaktay throws a front kick aimed at Bryant's knee but Bryant avoids it well.
Otaktay will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Otaktay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ahiga Otaktay is winning the standup battle so far.
Otaktay takes one on the button.
Nice defenses there by Bryant.
Otaktay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bryant misses with a body shot.
Bryant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Otaktay checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bryant misses with a wild body shot.
Otaktay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bryant manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Otaktay tries to clinch up.
Otaktay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Otaktay moves in looking to clinch but Bryant pushes him off.
Bryant throws a lazy uppercut
and Otaktay counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bryant's knee momentarily.
Bryant ducks under a wild hook from Otaktay.
Otaktay throws a push kick but Bryant slaps the foot to one side.
Otaktay takes a swing at Bryant's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Otaktay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Otaktay throws a push kick but Bryant slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circling - Bryant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bryant loads up on a big right hand but Otaktay slips the punch.
Bryant looks to land a body kick but Otaktay moved away.
Bryant throws out a powerful jab.
Bryant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Otaktay.
Bryant finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Otaktay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Otaktay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bryant. That did some damage!
Otaktay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bryant.
Otaktay throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice shot lands for Bryant.
Bryant lands a nice hook to Otaktay's body. Otaktay takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping body kick lands there for Otaktay.
Otaktay throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bryant counters with a nice body shot.
Bryant misses with an uppercut
and Bryant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Otaktay takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
An inside leg kick lands from Otaktay.
Otaktay staying out of range there.
Otaktay is looking to clinch but Bryant is avoiding it.
Otaktay lands a nice looking body shot.
Bryant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Otaktay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Otaktay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant connects with a body shot that sends Otaktay's belly button to the back.
Bryant checks a low kick from Otaktay.
Otaktay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Otaktay tried to score with a low kick but Bryant checks it.
A slow jab from Otaktay misses its intended target.
Otaktay takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bryant throws a jab when Otaktay was well out of range.
Otaktay fails to land with a series of punches.
Otaktay scores with a nice body kick.

Otaktay has managed to clinch.
Otaktay missing with knees to the body.
Bryant avoiding damage as Otaktay throws knees to the body.
Otaktay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bryant drops down looking for an ankle pick but Otaktay pulls his leg out and moves away.
Otaktay misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bryant.
Otaktay throws the kick towards the body but Bryant avoids it.
Bryant avoids the body shot from Otaktay.
Otaktay ducks under a wild hook from Bryant.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Otaktay.
Bryant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bryant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bryant clobbers Otaktay with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Otaktay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bryant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bryant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch lands to the side of Otaktay 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Otaktay scores with a nice body kick.
Otaktay drops his hands momentarily and Bryant takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Otaktay checks a low kick from Bryant.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ahiga Otaktay will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Otaktay pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bryant checks a leg kick nicely.
Otaktay connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Otaktay fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bryant is out of range.
Bryant cracks the inside of Otaktay's front leg.
A telegraphed right hand from Bryant misses the target.
Otaktay connects with the punch.
Otaktay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Otaktay avoids the head kick by Bryant.
Otaktay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bryant.
Otaktay misses the shot to the body.
Bryant looks to land a body kick but Otaktay moved away.
Bryant lands a jab to Otaktay's midsection.
Otaktay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A leg kick checked by Bryant.
Bryant bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Bryant.
Bryant throws a right hand that misses
and Otaktay makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bryant really felt that one!
Bryant has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Otaktay.
Otaktay avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A big left from Bryant misses.
Bryant's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bryant throws a right hand that Otaktay ducks under and follows up with a left that Otaktay also avoids with ease.
Bryant lands with a kick to the ribs.
Otaktay walks into a straight right hand from Bryant.
Bryant misses with a low kick.
Bryant walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Otaktay avoids the body shot from Bryant.
Bryant wants to land a leg kick but Otaktay is out of range.
Otaktay looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Otaktay checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bryant misses with a double jab.
Bryant moves out of range of the body kick from Otaktay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay tries to clinch up but Bryant circles away and keeps his distance.
Bryant just misses with a punch to the body.
Bryant throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bryant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Otaktay lands a leg kick that knocks Bryant off balance momentarily.
Bryant avoids a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Otaktay.
Bryant checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Otaktay misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otaktay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryant looks to land a right hand but Otaktay moved out of range.
Bryant ducks under a wild hook from Otaktay.
An inside leg kick lands from Otaktay.

Otaktay moves into the clinch successfully.
Otaktay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Otaktay struggles to land a body shot inside as Bryant controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Otaktay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bryant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Otaktay misses with a punch on the inside.

Bryant manages to break the clinch.
Otaktay doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Otaktay tries to close the distance and clinch but Bryant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Otaktay feints and then cracks Bryant's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bryant down.
Bryant feints and then cracks Otaktay's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Otaktay down.
Otaktay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Otaktay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Otaktay tries to clinch but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant throws a nice looking combination but Otaktay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bryant misses with a hook.
Otaktay throws a hook to the side of Bryant's head but Bryant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Otaktay.
Bryant chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bryant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bryant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Otaktay misses with a body kick.
Bryant on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bryant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bryant.
Bryant lands a head kick. Otaktay smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Otaktay lands a high kick!
Bryant takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Otaktay throws a quick inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd cheers as Otaktay lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bryant doesn't seem phased though.

Otaktay drives through and clinches with Bryant against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bryant.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahiga Otaktay clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Otaktay lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bryant has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bryant and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Otaktay moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Bryant.
Bryant does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bryant connects with a solid leg kick.
Bryant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Otaktay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Otaktay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bryant throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Otaktay looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Otaktay connects with a body shot.
Otaktay on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Otaktay lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bryant tried to score with a low kick but Otaktay checks it.
Otaktay tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Otaktay moves out of range as Bryant strikes.
Bryant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Otaktay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bryant connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Otaktay throws a leg kick that misses.
Otaktay scores with a punch to the head.
Otaktay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Otaktay misses with a body kick.
Bryant tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bryant takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bryant misses with a straight right.
Bryant loads up on a big right hand but Otaktay slips the punch.
Bryant shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Otaktay but Otaktay pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A clash of legs there as Otaktay blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bryant is out of range and Otaktay settles back down.
Bryant scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bryant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Otaktay.
Otaktay staying out of range there.
Bryant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Otaktay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bryant.
Otaktay tries to clinch there but Bryant circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otaktay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Otaktay cracks Bryant with an open hand slap.
Otaktay takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryant. Otaktay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bryant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Otaktay throws out the jab.
Otaktay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Otaktay cracks Bryant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bryant misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay throws out a loose jab but Bryant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Otaktay connects with a body shot that sends Bryant's belly button to the back.

Otaktay gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Otaktay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bryant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Otaktay working Bryant over with knees to the body.
Otaktay lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Bryant.
Bryant tries to work over Otaktay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Otaktay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bryant blocks a body shot from Otaktay.
A short right from Otaktay.
Otaktay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Otaktay missing with knees to the body.
Otaktay tries to work over Bryant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Otaktay.
Otaktay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Otaktay misses with a hook to the ribs.

Bryant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Otaktay scores with the left hand. Bryant knows he should have avoided that one.
A combination from Otaktay does no damage.
A shot to the liver by Bryant. Beautiful body shot.
Bryant lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bryant takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bryant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Otaktay.
Otaktay goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot lands for Bryant.
Otaktay swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Otaktay is looking to clinch.
Bryant thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahiga Otaktay had his way with Martin Bryant in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bryant swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bryant throws a low kick but Otaktay avoids it.
Bryant checks a low kick from Otaktay.
Bryant misses the jab.
Bryant takes a swing at Otaktay's ribcage but misses.
A punch lands to the side of Bryant 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bryant misses with a body shot.
Otaktay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bryant.
Otaktay lands a jab-cross combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Otaktay. Bryant shrugs it off though.
Bryant misses with an uppercut

and Otaktay moves into the clinch.
Bryant prevents a body shot from Otaktay.
Bryant tries to work over Otaktay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Otaktay lands a shot to the body.
Bryant has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bryant misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otaktay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bryant managing to block the knees to the body from Otaktay.
A right hand to the body from Bryant.
Otaktay struggles to land a body shot inside as Bryant controls his hands.
Otaktay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Otaktay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bryant misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Otaktay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Otaktay takes a swing at Bryant's ribcage but misses.
Bryant throws an overhand right that lands on Otaktay's shoulder, as Otaktay tries to avoid the shot.
Bryant slips under a jab.
Otaktay ducks under a wild hook from Bryant.
Bryant connects with a body shot.
Otaktay throws a head kick that misses.
Jab from Bryant.
Bryant throws the left hand but Otaktay avoids the punch easily.
Martin Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay jabs Bryant to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Otaktay lands a nice looking body shot.
Otaktay throws a half hearted mid kick.

Bryant closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bryant lands in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bryant working some strikes from top position.
Bryant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Otaktay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Otaktay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bryant is one step ahead there.

Otaktay had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bryant defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Otaktay looking to control but Bryant passes into half guard.
Bryant passes to full mount!
Otaktay is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Otaktay tries to hold on but Bryant pushes him away.
Otaktay keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otaktay taking shots to the head.
Bryant avoids the attempt from Otaktay to control.
Bryant landing shots from mount.
Otaktay in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Otaktay is trying desperately to improve position.
Otaktay is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bryant putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ahiga Otaktay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bryant raining down hammerfists from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Bryant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Otaktay has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ahiga Otaktay!
Ahiga Otaktay retains his bantamweight title!
Ahiga Otaktay made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Glory to the creator. And my spirit animal the mighty eagle...Oh and thank you to Chris Mayo and his manager the one and only Mike Tycoon. This win is for you guys, even though I just beat you again Chris, you deserve some credit! You are tough as nails!'.